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The ruin of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…
The ruin of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly showed and proved that the popish religion, together with all the power and authority of Rome, shall ebb and decay ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the daunting of papists ... / published by Arthur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly shewed and proved that the popish religion, together with all the power and authority of Rome, shall ebbe and decay ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the danting of papists ... / published by Authur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.
London: printed by T.H. and I.Y. for Jo. Waterson, 1644
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Chiliasts or Millenaries do fondly ⟨p. 366⟩gather from this Scripture, that after the overthrow of Antichrist, the Lord Jesus would come and reign with the faithful here a thousand years upon the earth, and that in this time that Christ did so reign as a great and glorious King upon the earth, his subjects should enjoy all manner of earthly pleasures and delights. This foolish error is confuted by the words that follow in the text, as we shall see afterwards.
The Chiliasts or Millinaries doe fondly ⟨p. 366⟩gather from this Scripture, that after the overthow of Antichrist, the Lord Jesus would come and reigne with the faithfull here a thousand yeers upon the earth, and that in this time that Christ did so reigne as a great and glorious King upon the earth, his subjects should enjoy all maner of earthly pleasures and delights. This foolish error is confuted by the words that follow in the text, as wee shall see afterwards.
Whereas he saith, The rest of the dead shall not live again: It is to be understood of such as were spiritually dead, that is, such as despised the Gospel which was preached those thousand years, and were not thereby revived and quickened unto eternal life; but did still remain as men dead in sins and trespasses.
Whereas hee saith, The rest of the dead shall not live again: It is to be understood of such as were spiritually dead, that is, such as despised the Gospel which was preached those thousand yeers, and were not thereby revived and quickned unto eternall life; but did still remain as men dead in sinnes and trespasses.